The Rich List

The Guardian have posted the annual Deloitte Football Money League table of the world's biggest-earning clubs. West Ham's revenue from last season puts them nineteenth on the global rich list and makes them eighth among all Premiership sides over the last twelve months. The figures reflect a club's turnover rather than its true worth but it still hints at the huge untapped potential that attracted the new owners into the club. Of all the clubs on the list only West Ham and Manchester City have featured without the aid of regular European football. When the new television deal is introduced next season the relative position of all Premiership teams will only strengthen further.

The rich list

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1 (1) Real Madrid €292.2m €275.7m
2 (6) Barcelona 259.1 207.9
3 (4) Juventus 251.2 229.4
4 (2) Man United 242.6 246.4
5 (3) Milan 238.7 234.0
6 (5) Chelsea 221.0 220.8
7 (9) Inter 206.6 177.2
8 (7) Bayern M 204.7 189.5
9 (10) Arsenal 192.4 171.3
10 (8) Liverpool 176 181.2
11 (15) Lyon 127.7 92.9
12 (11) Roma 127 131.8
13 (12) Newcastle 124.3 128.9
14 (14) Schalke 04 122.9 97.4
15 (13) Tottenham 107.2 104.5
16 (n/a) Hamburg 101.8 n/a
17 (17) Man City 89.4 90.1m
18 (n/a) Rangers 88.5 n/a
19 (n/a) West Ham 60.1 n/a
20 (n/a) Benfica 58.8 n/a

Previous place in parentheses

Source Deloitte Football Money League